We Asked 10 Families What Their Service Members Mean To Them

Many family members leave words to service members unspoken. Here’s what they wish they could say.
When it comes to telling the service members in our lives how we feel about their sacrifices, the written word can go a long way. Through months of training, deployments, and far-away moves, “goodbye” becomes the word that bookends everything we want to say — a placeholder for all the things we want our service member to know.

To give military spouses, parents, and children a place to share their sentiments with the service members in their lives, Task & Purpose reached out to ask, “What does your service member mean to you?” And the responses were nothing shy of heartwarming.

It’s not easy to watch your children willingly sign up to fight wars. But when they do, you have nothing but pride and respect for your son’s or daughter’s choice to serve.